Merle Haggard

Merle Haggard is one of the most legendary figures in all of music. Every country artist owes a debt of gratitude to Merle. He was one of the original people who made country cool. I was very proudly raised listening to the working man poetry of the Hag.

Merle Haggard has had a ton of chart topping hits but he did it for the first time on this date in 1967. I can remember being a child and living in Minnesota and hearing this coming from my basement.

Bob Dylan made headlines with a remarkable and wide-ranging speech recently, but now he's clarifying some of what he said.

Six country singers are preparing to release 'The Buddy Holly Country Tribute: Remember Me.'

I have seen George Strait in Concert 5 or 6 times in my career, but this time was different. "The Cowboy Rides Away" tour brought George to Denver for the final time on Saturday night. The sold-out Pepsi Center was electric. The entire crowd stood for at least the 1st 30 minutes the show and screamed loud enough to rattle the rafters in the hockey arena...

George Strait and Miranda Lambert honored Crystal Milestone Award winner Merle Haggard with 'I'm a Lonesome Fugitive' at the 2014 ACM Awards.

I had to come up with one great song before I/we left on our epic adventure.  Since this is Brian's first real bike trip {and what a first trip it is} I wanted to honor the occasion with my favorite country/biker song and I think Brian will approve of this message.

Country music legend Merle Haggard has been added to the Cheyenne Frontier Days lineup.  It's a lineup that already includes Reba, Blake Shelton, Brad Paisley, Zac Brown Band, and Hank Jr.  Tickets for Merle go on sale this morning at 9.

Had a great ride up to Estes Park on Sunday and when I am going through the canyon I usually kick on the iPod to put me in the groove. Well, no sooner had I done just that that Merle Haggard came on with Motorcycle Cowboy. LOVE that tune, so, I listened to it 3 times in a row...

Merle Haggard suffered a bit of a health scare over the weekend, when an illness forced him to cancel a show in Ft. Worth, Texas and sent him briefly to the hospital. Fans of the 74-year-old country legend can rest easy, however, because he’s heading home to California, and although his spokesperson didn’t say what put him under the weather, the short length of Haggard’s hospital stay has to be ta